Acta medica Austriaca
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Guidelines for the management of thyroid nodules supposed to be malignant during pregnancy have not yet been established. We recommend performance of fine needle biopsy in thyroid nodules having developed during pregnancy, and in preexisting thyroid nodules suspicious of being malignant, respectively. ⋯ In threatening cases, i.e. in case of rapid growth of the nodule(s) or suspected high malignancy, surgery can be done at any time. Nevertheless, pregnancy itself neither seems to promote growth of thyroid cancer nor to have any impact on the dignity of cancer.